Few things roil Columbus neighborhoods more than proposed developments that residents feel don t belong.
Typical objections: The projects are too big. They ll generate too much traffic. They ll clash with the style of the area. Often, the properties where developments are proposed need zoning changes, from variances to full-scale rezoning of the property from one designated use to another.
Since 1960, Columbus population has nearly doubled, now to about 900,000. Scores of new neighborhoods have been built since then. Some others have declined, but their location and the city s lack of available housing has made them popular again and seeing new interest.
But the city hasn t overhauled its zoning code since the 1950s.